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About Khapri Village

Khapri is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 486 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 275.75 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 486
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapri compares

By the 2011 count Khapri is the 98th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 275.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Khapri

Khapri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khapri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khapri from other places

Khapri lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khapri
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Ghutku 18 km
Nearest town Mungeli 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Khapri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khapri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapri village had a population of 942. That makes it the 98th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Khapri village has 486 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapri has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Khapri is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapri covers 275.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khapri falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khapri is Ghutku, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Khapri.

Khapri is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapri is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 4.3 km away. Ghutku is about 18 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamoda (under 2 km), Jareli (under 2 km) and Nagoi (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khapri today is likely to be higher.

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